Jewish author honored for book on friendship with pope

From Philadephia.com:
Several Roman Catholic Church leaders gathered for ceremonies to honor a Jewish author’s friendship with the late Pope John Paul II and her ability to touch other’s lives.Lena Allen-Shore, of Philadelphia, an adjunct professor at Gratz College, began a close acquaintance with the pope when he responded to a letter she wrote in 1979, [...]

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

From Vultus Christi:
The gates forbiddenbecame the open portal,the lover’s embrace,the safeway, the only way, for no one comes to the Father (cf. Jn 14:6)except through this door’s thresholdof given-flesh and outpoured-blood.Here David’s song reveals the mystery:the house become a heart,the heart become a house.“It was there that Your people found a home,prepared in Your [...]

Ruth Graham Dies

From The Washington Post:
Ruth Bell Graham, who pursued a vigorous if reclusive Christian ministry for six decades in the shadow of her famous husband, the Rev. Billy Graham, died June 14 at her home near Montreat, N.C. She was 87.
Mrs. Graham had been bedridden for two years and in recent days had suffered complications from [...]

The Decline of the Sabbath

Less praying, more working and playing.
From the Wall Street Journal:
For many Americans, Sunday is unlike any other day of the week. They spend its luxurious hours curled up in bed with the paper, meeting friends for brunch, working off hangovers, watching golf, running errands and preparing themselves for the workweek ahead. But Sunday is also, [...]

The Moral Implications of Ecology

Meeting between former Vice President Al Gore and Patriarch Bartholomew in Turkey. From Asia News Italy:
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople was also present at the conference. He was the first religious leader to have initiated since 1991 various events to promote environmental protection. This role was underlined by Gore, who made a personal visit to [...]

Moscow Patriarch, Pope may Meet Next Year

From Catholic News:
Holy See spokesman on ecumenical issues, Cardinal Walter Kasper, says that there is hope that Pope Benedict may meet Moscow Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II in what would be a groundbreaking meeting.
The International Herald Tribune reports that the meeting could take place within a year according to Cardinal Kasper.

Latest Motu Proprio Date

From the Italian Petrus, Rorate Caeli gives us the translation:
The Papal “Motu Proprio” for the liberalization of the Latin Mass according to the Tridentine rite of Saint Pius V is ready, is about to be translated into several languages and will be published right before the departure of Benedict XVI for the summer vacation. [Rorate [...]